In an Ambush Ticket Checking Drive conducted from 06.00 hrs. to 17.00 Hrs. today (09.02.2015) by the Southern Railway Salem Division and Head Quarters Ticket Checking officials, in Vridhachalam-Salem Passenger, Karaikal-Bangalore Passenger, Salem-Coimbatore Passenger and Coimbatore-Mettupalayam Passenger Trains, 212 persons travelling without valid tickets were apprehended and an amount of Rs.59,265/- was collected from them as fine. 27 Ticket Checking officials (14 from Salem Division) and 13 from Southern Railway Head quarters, along with 13 RPF personnel under the supervision of Sri B. Venkatasubramanian, Asst. Commercial Manager, Salem Division, undertook this special drive. More such surprise checks have been planned to be carried out on daily basis, by Salem Division Commercial Branch to eliminate the challenge of ticketless travelling.
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